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Decomposition of changes in socioeconomic inequalities in catastrophic health expenditure in Kenya.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundCatastrophic health expenditure (CHE) is frequently used as an indicator of financial protection. CHE exists when health expenditure exceeds a certain threshold of household consumption. Although CHE is reported to have declined in Kenya, it is
Purity Njagi, Jelena Arsenijevic, Wim Groot   +2 more
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Trends in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Ischemic Heart Disease, 2000-2012

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction Low socioeconomic position (SEP) is an important risk factor for ischemic heart disease (IHD). Current surveillance methods use area-based SEP measures to monitor trends in socioeconomic inequalities in IHD. The extent to which these methods
Brendan Smith, Chantel Ramraj, Peter Smith, Hong Chen, Jack Tu, Heather Manson, Laura Rosella   +6 more
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Smoking and Smoking Cessation Due to a Smoking Ban: General Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Luxembourg. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
This study aimed to measure changes in socioeconomic inequalities in smoking and smoking cessation due to the 2006 smoking ban in Luxembourg. Data were derived from the PSELL3/EU-SILC (Panel Socio-Economique Liewen Zu Letzebuerg/European Union--Statistic
Anastase Tchicaya, Nathalie Lorentz, Stefaan Demarest   +2 more
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Spatial Patterns of Childhood Obesity Prevalence in Relation to Socioeconomic Factors across England

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020
To examine to what extent spatial inequalities in childhood obesity are attributable to spatial inequalities in socioeconomic characteristics across a country, we aimed to investigate the spatial associations of socioeconomic characteristics and ...
Yeran Sun, Xuke Hu, Ying Huang, Ting On Chan   +3 more
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Stable socioeconomic inequalities in ischaemic heart disease mortality during the economic crisis: a time trend analysis in 2 Spanish settings

Archives of Public Health, 2019
Background Prior studies have identified a decrease in ischaemic heart disease mortality during the recent economic recession. The Spanish population was severely affected by the Great Recession, however, there is little evidence on its effects on ...
Xavier Bartoll, Mercè Gotsens, Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo, Laia Palència, Montse Calvo, Santiago Esnaola, Carme Borrell   +6 more
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Socioeconomic inequalities in hypertension in Kenya: a decomposition analysis of 2015 Kenya STEPwise survey on non-communicable diseases risk factors

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background One in four Kenyans aged 18–69 years have raised blood pressure. Despite this high prevalence of hypertension and known association between socioeconomic status and hypertension, there is limited understanding of factors explaining ...
Samwel Maina Gatimu, Thomas Wiswa John
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Socioeconomic inequalities in adult oral health across different ethnic groups in England

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2019
Background Ethnic inequalities in oral health among British adults remain largely unexplored. This study explored the role of socioeconomic position (SEP) in explaining ethnic inequalities in oral health; and the consistency of socioeconomic inequalities
Elsa K. Delgado-Angulo, Munisha Mangal, Eduardo Bernabé   +2 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
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Do increasing participation rates in early childhood education narrow the reading achievement gap between high- and low-SES primary school students?

Large-scale Assessments in Education
Background Many countries around the world are expanding the enrollment of children in early childhood education (ECE) outside the home to improve school readiness and, ultimately, academic achievement.
Isa Steinmann, Márton Medgyesi, Maria Symeonaki   +2 more
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Total and Site-Specific Cancer Incidence in Germany: A Population-Based Registry Study

Frontiers in Oncology, 2018
Most chronic diseases follow a socioeconomic gradient with higher rates in lower socioeconomic groups. A growing body of research, however, reveals cancer to be a disease group with very diverse socioeconomic patterning, even demonstrating reverse ...
Jens Hoebel, Lars E. Kroll, Julia Fiebig, Thomas Lampert, Alexander Katalinic, Benjamin Barnes, Klaus Kraywinkel   +6 more
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